Aoud Shiny

I love Montale oud shiny! In the middle east this is considered a lady's perfume. Very strong presence of taifi roses upfront and the oud is mellow (just right) in the background, which I quite like to be honest. I don't find the oud overwhelming in this one. It can be a very sensual fragrance by the way! Then it cools down lingering for a long time on your skin or/and clothes. In my opinion this is an excellent daytime choice for a lady ;) 25+ group

It's like many other oud perfumes. I have Aoud Musk by Montale, and it's too similar to be worth purchasing. It's very nice, I love oud perfumes, and this is worth trying if you are looking for that smell, try it. Tiziana Terenzi Rose Oudh is better, but it's more than twice as expensive. IDK which Montale's oud is the best, the most oud. This is a good one for certain.

I received this as a sample from Lucky Scent. It begins with an assertive oud note which I think, is not quite pleasant, but then dries down and mellows to a more pleasant blend of flower and woody notes. I would rate it as a scent that I like to a certain degree but I would not buy a larger size. It lasts 4 or 5 hours on me.

If you like this, try Shaikhah from Al-Rehab, the oil version. Shaikhah is much, much better, has enormous sillage+longevity and it costs only ~5 euros.

A weird aoud mix. The first blast is a dirty and earthy rose-aoud-patchouli combo with a weirdly bitter undertone. As aoud here is not dominant, it calmly stays in the background giving me a resemblance of burnt rubber or well worn jacket. The heart adds load of sugary violet leaves, unfortunately making this completely not enjoyable for me, the rose is soapy and staying in the background, the violet leaves all over the place and making this sickly sweet. The worst part is the aoud which simply doesn't work here at this point, it's like a pocket of a leather jacket filled with sticky sweets left over from a weekend month ago. If we ignore the first hour of "Aoud Shiny" I though might consider a full bottle. It settles down to a gorgeous fresh smelling aoud dominated scent with almost minty and earthy quality to it. Unfortunately, there are so many choices out there that a lovely drydown is not enough for an hour of suffering.